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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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